K40.31
BillableUnilateral inguinal hernia, w obst, w/o gangrene, recurrent
Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- acquired hernia
- congenital [except diaphragmatic or hiatus] hernia
- recurrent hernia
- bubonocele
- direct inguinal hernia
- double inguinal hernia
- indirect inguinal hernia
- inguinal hernia NOS
- oblique inguinal hernia
- scrotal hernia
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Incarcerated inguinal hernia196809009
- Inguinal hernia with incarceration196809009
- Inguinal hernia with irreducibility196809009
- Irreducible inguinal hernia196809009
- Irreductible inguinal hernia196809009
- Obstructed recurrent hernia of anterior abdominal wall415253006
- Recurrent hernia of anterior abdominal wall with obstruction415253006
- Recurrent obstructed hernia of anterior abdominal wall415253006
- Recurrent obstructed ventral hernia415253006
- Recurrent ventral hernia with obstruction415253006
- Recurrent irreducible left inguinal hernia767676007
- Recurrent irreducible right inguinal hernia767677003
- Recurrent left inguinal hernia767678008
- Recurrent right inguinal hernia767679000
- Irreducible left inguinal hernia767686008
- Irreducible right inguinal hernia767687004
- Obstructed recurrent right inguinal hernia772141000
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to recurrent right inguinal hernia772141000
- Obstructed recurrent left inguinal hernia772142007
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to recurrent left inguinal hernia772142007
- Obstructed left inguinal hernia772143002
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to left inguinal hernia772143002
- Obstructed right inguinal hernia772144008
- Obstruction co-occurrent and due to right inguinal hernia772144008
- Secondary hernia of abdomen1197668003
- Intestinal obstruction due to recurrent inguinal hernia95001000119103
- Obstructed recurrent inguinal hernia95001000119103
- Intestinal obstruction due to recurrent irreducible inguinal hernia1084511000119108
- Recurrent inguinal hernia with obstruction435111000124101
- Recurrent irreducible inguinal hernia with obstruction435191000124106
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for unilateral inguinal hernia, w obst, w/o gangrene, recurrent?
The ICD-10-CM code for unilateral inguinal hernia, w obst, w/o gangrene, recurrent is K40.31. The full clinical description is "Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent". K40.31 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code K40.31 mean?
ICD-10-CM code K40.31 represents "Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent". It is classified under Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is K40.31 a billable code?
Yes, K40.31 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is K40.31 in?
K40.31 is in Chapter 11: Diseases of the Digestive System (codes K00-K95).
What SNOMED CT codes does K40.31 map to?
K40.31 maps to 17 SNOMED CT concepts: 196809009, 95001000119103, 1084511000119108, 767686008, 767687004, and 12 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for K40.31?
K40.31 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C3648701. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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